The brothers smile again.
“That? That’s a thing of the past.”
“I know,” I say. “But I told her what I saw, and let’s just say that Alizeh was very interested.”
The men look at me curiously.
“What do you mean?” asks Forest slowly. “What did you see? We know there was a man in the shadows ready to claim you. Did you see see him?”
I flush.
“Well, I saw the part of him that was going to do the claiming. Or rather, I saw the parts of them that was going to do the claiming, and they were huge.”
Forest, Finn and Fred look confused.
“But there was only one man. Are you saying you were going to be claimed by two guys?”
I giggle and nod.
“You must have been sitting over on one side, so you could only see part of what was happening. I was being approached by two men on both my right and my left sides. I didn’t see their faces, but I saw their tools, and they were absolutely enormous. Alizeh was asking me about that because … well, I guess she’s curious.”
The men’s eyebrows practically fly off their foreheads.
“Curious in what way?”
I smile.
“I don’t think she’s ever had anything like that before. Not in size or number. She’s been servicing truckers who pull into our little town, but she says most of the guys are just average, which makes sense. But she’d like to sample something like that, and I said I’d ask around. Do you know who those men were?”
Forest, Finn, and Fred shake their heads.
“No, baby. We didn’t even know there were two guys ready to be your initiators. We were too focused on you the entire time.”
I giggle.
“But could you find out?”
They exchange glances with one another.
“I’m sure we could,” says Finn smoothly. “We’ll ask around and let you know.”
“Oh good,” I smile. “Thank you. Thank you for everything, in fact. Thank you for putting up with my weird moods during pregnancy, and my insatiable appetite: for food and for you.”
The three men merely bend to press kisses to my lips.
“Of course, June,” breathes Fred. “We love you.”
“Always,” adds Finn.
“Forever,” says Forest emphatically.
And with that, my fate is sealed. Me and my baby are ensconced in the strong arms of three huge, hard truckers, and we’ve found our place in the world after long last: home, with this gorgeous band of brothers.
THE END